Sister Wendy's Story of Painting - The Renaissance [VHS]

Sister Wendy's Story of Painting - The Renaissance [VHS]

Sister Wendy's Story of Painting - The Renaissance [VHS]
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Actor: Sister Wendy Beckett
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Release Date: 1997-09-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Movie Review: Very watchable and insightful
Summary: 5 Stars

If you have any interest in art history, this quick 5 hour tour de force provides a great overview. I bought this at a NPR video sale and wasn't exactly sure what I was getting. I started watching it one evening and found Sister Wendy to have all the attributes and humanity of my best and most admired college professors. It's something I will no doubt watch again and again. Beautifully done.

Movie Review: Not boring, even to middle school kids!
Summary: 5 Stars

I only used the first video in the collection with my students, but they really liked it. Sister Wendy is facinating to them because of her looks and sarcasm. (Most of my students were inner city kids) They loved. I do advise that you view it first, since in the last 3 minutes of the video she shows a Limborg brothers work that the men have no underpants (although they look like cow udders! Not appropriate for kids.) I just cut it off there when they were watching. They always begged me to see what it was. I even had a couple of kids who checked it out from the public library to see it. They said it was no big deal and we should have just watched it...

Movie Review: Buckle Your Seat Belts!
Summary: 4 Stars

...because this is one quick story! Is it wrong to think that five hours isn't enough time for so lengthy a subject? In this case, it didn't seem like enough, but I understand that the producers had to stop somewhere.

Sister Wendy does a masterful job of showing you things in art you might not see otherwise. Her passion is alive and real, and she doesn't hesitate to show the viewer exactly what she sees. And the topics aren't muted because she's a nun - whether it is love or hate or sex or suicide - doesn't matter to Sister Wendy. She tackles them all. Not only does she explain various masterpieces of art, she also tells you about the artists that made them, and why.

Sadly, though, there is so much to cover and so little time. Because of this Sister Wendy is only able to spend a few minutes on any given artist - whether it is da Vinci or Monet, they all get the same treatment. And although it is understandable, for there is a lot of ground to cover, it left me wanting more - like I hadn't seen it all (and indeed I hadn't).

To adequately cover this material Sister Wendy would probably have to produce a 10 or 15 hour documentary. But again, there's only so much you can cover. In view of that, Sister Wendy has done as good a job as any!

Four stars.

Movie Review: All the World Loves a Lover
Summary: 5 Stars

Prior to encountering Sr. Wendy, I liked art. Through Sr. Wendy, I have come to love it. One might first be struck by her rather odd appearance -- she is a rather frumpy nun. But the second thing one notices, and what one is ultimately swept up by, is her passion for art.

She approaches art as a lover, rather than as a critic. Yes, she is willing to make judgments about what she likes and what she doesn't like. But one has the impression that she approaches all art expecting to be pleased. That attitude makes her willing to *look* at the art with her whole being. And in that open act of looking, she sees a lot. She has the further gift of being able to clearly articulate what she has seen.

In this series of videos, Sr. Wendy takes us through the history of art, from the pre-historical art of the caves in France to the modern art galleries in New York today. She allows us to see how art developed, and she sets these developments in their historical context. Nonetheless, the heart of these videos and the secret to Sr. Wendy's success is her ability to see these great works afresh, almost with the eyes of a child. Some of the paintings evoke her delight, others her reverent awe. She has thought about why the paintings elicit these responses, but without losing that primary response. We can't help but be swept up in her enthusiasm.

I've watched these videos several times, and they never get stale. If only they'd be re-issued as DVD's! If you want to know why some people make such a fuss about fine art - these videos are a great place to start. But be warned, you might find yourself suddenly planning your vacations around art museums!

Movie Review: wow?
Summary: 5 Stars

Who'd've thought that a nun, a woman dedicated to a life of religion and chastity and serving the church would have such an insight on the sexual content of works of art? Well, that sounds a bit ignorant on my part, but Sister Wendy does do an excellent job at giving us a guided tour and commentary of some of history's most beloved and admired works of art. Some works are not included in art history books used by educational institutes and some are so discussed that the viewer can almost take pride in hearing that Sister Wendy shares their opinion. This is a great collection to add to any art education/art history curriculum (high school/college and edited versions for middle school).
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Summary of Sister Wendy's Story of Painting - The Renaissance [VHS]

This BBC series consists of five one-hour cassettes featuring 10 episodes of a masterful odyssey through early art, the Renaissance, and baroque art to romanticism, the age of revolution, and modernism. Lumpy, likable Sister Wendy Beckett guides us on a spirited tour of art through the ages that the entire family can savor and repeatedly enjoy. This woman is a scream--acerbic, astute, and surprisingly earthy. Oh yes, and very, very knowledgeable. Within each 30-minute program are several segments covering much canvas, but always in easily digestible amounts. This is perfect for the artistically deprived, the artfully minded, or anyone with a brain and a sense of humor. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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